For twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning
The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite and is now being reissued with a brand-new jacket by Kevin Hawkes and an introduction by Ann Durell.
This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, which involves blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Ellen Raskin has entangled a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
On sale: October 13, 2003
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 3-7
Page count: 192 Pages
ISBN: 9780525471370
Reading level: Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: V
Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning
The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning
Figgs & Phantoms,
The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic
A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.
Praise for The Westing Game* "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —
Booklist, starred review
"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand."—
The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book."—
The Horn Book
